Christopher Charles Corbould, (; born 1958) is a British special effects coordinator best known for his work on major

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films and the action scenes on 15 ''

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'' films since The Spy Who Loved Me. He has also worked extensively on the '' Superman'' and '' Batman'' film series on digital effects and stunts. Corbould has been awarded two Honorary Doctorates from

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in December 2009 and

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in 2011. In 2011, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 83rd Academy Awards for his work on ''

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''. He is the brother of

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s Neil Corbould and Paul Corbould. In March 2011, Corbould went on trial for breaching health and safety regulations regarding the death of stunt technician Conway Wickliffe during production of ''

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'' in 2007. He was found not guilty, with the incident ruled as an accident. Corbould was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the

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for services to film. In 2015, Corbould was credited with

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for the "Largest film stunt explosion" ever in cinematic history for ''

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''. In 2021, this was then surpassed once again by Chris for

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, a total of 136.4 kg TNT was used.

Special effects filmography

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* 1958 births Alumni of Solent University Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners British film people Living people Officers of the Order of the British Empire Special effects coordinators {{UK-film-bio-stub